Section 2 Evaluation

"Thomas is just jealous of you." Ruke inserted.

"He is jealous of me?"

"Yes, half jealousy, half fear. I think this is because he felt your talent and talent by intuition, so he did his best to make you no chance to stand out. This is also why you end up becoming a foreign minister. As a foreign minister, it is a duty to go to other countries, so you must often be away from the country and end up not having the opportunity to involve military power and regime. Otherwise, even if you join the army as an ordinary general, it will be a huge threat to Thomas." Ruk smiled and looked at Landwind with a look of flattery and praise.

A complex expression appeared on Randwin's face.

"Look, although Knight Ryan and I are both subordinates of Thomas, we have to express our regrets for you from a fair standpoint." Luke said in a very sincere tone.

"Damn it! Why should I be treated like this!" Randwin recovered a little, but was still very angry.

"Ahhhh, Lord Duke. Don't worry, many people are like us and have great expectations for you. So you must not give up on yourself. If you give up on yourself, this will achieve the purpose of your competitors."

Ryan looked at his uncle with an incredible look. Such an unscrupulous lie was spoken from Ruke, but he seemed so sincere and earnest, not hypocritical at all. What is Randwin? How could it be compared with Thomas? He was nothing except the Pegasus taming technology passed down from generation to generation in their family.

"You are right. If I give up on myself like this, I will fulfill Thomas' wish." Randwin finally calmed down. "No, I cannot continue like this. I must first fulfill my responsibilities, and I must send diplomatic envoys to various countries to do everything possible to cut off the Paro's foreign aid. This is the most important job as a foreign minister at present, and I must not let this responsibility down."

He hurried out, and now only Ryan and Ruke remained in the room.

"Uncle..." Ryan stared at the smile on the corner of Ruke's mouth, and suddenly felt uneasy.

"Lian, do you know. Actually, our Duke of Landwin is far less stupid than expected. In a sense, he actually knows that I'm lying to him."

"What!"

"Don't worry. Duke Landwin's grandfather once fled in the battlefield fearing the enemy, so he was judged by the court of honor, deprived of the duke's title, and became a small baron. This is the eternal pain for us Lord Landwin. So he is very, very eager to make up for the unreputable military achievements of his ancestors and prove his noble blood and courage with an indelible military merit. This is the reason why he is so persistent in the position of General - of course, in my opinion, if Landwin really becomes General, he will destroy himself and his army - and this deep desire makes him unable to accept that he is a fool in military affairs. So, for him, lies are far better than reality. So he would rather accept my lies than touch the truth."

"So, my dear nephew, once you, I encourage him with the identity of Thomas's subordinate, even though he knew that we were not necessarily sincere, he would still accept it. Because he needed these lies. Don't you think it's incredible that such a man becomes a duke?"

"That's because..." Ryan wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Ruke.

"That's because only his family knows the domestication of Pegasus. As long as the knights of St. Gene still need Pegasus, as long as the horses of St. Gene still need Pegasus knights in St. Gene's army, then Landwin will always be indispensable. No matter how stupid he is, it doesn't matter. So he can restore the title of Duke and become a foreign minister, even if it is a "temporary generation". This is the political reality, you understand, my dear nephew. If one day you become indispensable and very important, then our little queen will have to marry you. It has nothing to do with your appearance, your talent, or whether you like the princess."

"But uncle, why do we have to come here to encourage Landwind? Is it meaningful to do this?"

"Of course it makes sense. Because no one is perfect, so is Thomas... He has a big weakness, that is, his lack of patience with idiots, especially idiots who take a hostile stance to him."

"So, he will selectively ignore it. Although Landwin is a fool, he is a very influential fool. He can use his influence to put pressure on Thomas." Ruke continued to explain.

"But Lord Thomas is not the kind of person who will surrender to pressure."

"Hahaha...Dear nephew, people always give in to pressure, the only difference is the size of the concession."

...

When Thomas returned to his tent, it was already close to dusk. Although this was a barracks of thousands of soldiers living in, as long as it started at dusk, it would appear silent and present a kind of solemn tranquility.

The fool also knew that the next war was about to begin. The situation ahead had already spread in the army, and what Thomas was going to do was obvious. Before the first winter snow came, he had to find a way to seize several border military castles and prepare for further attacks in the spring of the coming year.

Three armies have already carried out this siege war on the front line, and they are about to set out soon.

"Leo, how about it?" Thomas walked into the tent, one of his deputy was waiting for him.

"No problem. Everything is as planned and will be set off in three days. Should we join the front line army or take other routes?"

"Here." Thomas pointed at the map spread out on the table. It was an isolated castle. "What kind of castle is here. Let's find a way to capture it."

"This castle is...isolated and helpless. Do you want to fight it? Or let someone else go."

"I urgently need a victory now. Before winter, I am sure to capture this castle." Thomas replied with a wry smile. "Because I am in the protruding part, I am regarded as a castle that will definitely fall and be consumable. So there are few defenders and poor equipment. The soldiers are depressed because they cannot get reinforcements."

"Mr. Thomas, it's really so difficult to attack the castle?" With this voice, Ashu Rufate walked into the tent.

"Yes, it's that hard." Thomas replied.

"I remember you were at the time of Seding City..."

"Things are a bit different. When Ashrufate Sedin was in the lonely city, the Greyhound was trapped in the lonely city, so all our forces could be put into the attack. But now we are facing a whole castle defense line. In order to attack a castle, we must allocate enough power to defend the periphery to prevent reinforcements and sneak attacks from other castle defenders. At the same time, we must be equipped with enough troops to protect our logistics line and prevent the enemy's harassment. On the surface, we are actively attacking, but in fact, when we really fight, we are in a passive defense. We must arrange enough troops in each position to prevent the enemy's breakthrough. Therefore, if we attack the lonely city, we can basically be sure of victory with three times the strength of the troops - mainly due to the time and the size of casualties. For this kind of castle defense line, even if we have more than five times the strength of the troops, it seems very insufficient."

"But we can arrange twice the force under each city to trap the defenders of that castle. Isn't that the solution? Then concentrate the remaining force and attack a castle." Ashurufate asked.

"Ashurufat, if you and me fight, you use this method, I only need a small mobile force to defeat your troops trapped in the castle one by one. Because I assembled the troops and you spread your troops across the entire front. I remember telling you. Never put your hope on the enemy...what are you holding?"

"A combat report that I have handed over to you by the Secretary Mr. Ruk," replied Ashu Rufate. "What did that guy say sneakily that you must be interested in this plan."

He put the things on Thomas's table.

"It's really interesting, a clerk's strategy planned..." Thomas picked up the plan to himself. Well, it's very detailed, with maps and explanations of various details.

His frowning brow slowly loosened, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face, and then it became more and more obvious.

"Ash Rufate, invite the clerk Mr. Ruk to me immediately. I will see him immediately!"

A few minutes later, the middle-aged man with a slightly disabled foot appeared in Thomas's tent. He was pale, thin, and even a little thin, with a pair of glasses on his face.

"General Thomas, what are you summoning me?" Luke looked nervous and terrified on his face. Only the magic of mind reading can see through his disguise, and the eyes of mortals are powerless to penetrate.

"Mr. Ruke, did you write this combat report?"

"It is precisely what I did. Although I am just a trainee knight, I also like to read some military books since I was a child. I have read the works of Lord Thomas..."

"Mr. Ruke, I want to ask, what do you think about the current situation?" Thomas interrupted Ruke.

"The Paro people have used castles on the border to build defense lines and hoard a large amount of materials and troops, which are obviously relying on defense lines to defend. If we engage in siege with the Paro people and conquer these castles one by one, let alone our lack of troops, even if we have sufficient troops, it will take a long time. If we fight quickly and decide quickly, we will suffer heavy losses and will not be able to further expand the results of the battle. Therefore, if we attack head-on, we will fall into the Paro people's plan, which is extremely unwise. Therefore, we must make another surprise strategy to defeat the enemy. Therefore, we dared to think of such a combat strategy for General Thomas to refer to." A smile that no one noticed was flashed across Ruk's eyes. But even if Thomas saw the spirit in his eyes, he would not care too much.

"This idea is very rare. You are really talented to be able to break through the rules and come up with such a combat strategy."

"No, no, this is just something I thought of for a moment. It is just not worth mentioning in front of a famous general like Lord Thomas who is experienced and has been through the battlefield..."

"Tomorrow I will take this plan to meet His Highness Princess Irina." Thomas suddenly said. "If possible, please let Mr. Ruke accompany me..."

Before he finished speaking, Luke quickly shook his hand and refused.

"No, no, how can a person with a low status like me meet Princess Irina? And I can't look like this... Lord Thomas, no matter what, please treat this thing as my whimsical idea. As a subordinate, it is natural to provide useful ideas for the general, and there is nothing to say..."

Thomas was stunned for a moment because he could see that the clerk named Ruke was polite on the surface, but in fact his attitude was as strong as a piece of iron. It seemed that he really didn't want to go. He was willing to give up such a good opportunity!
Chapter completed!